Video: Ed Orgeron Takes Questions About Steve Ensminger, LSU's Offense

"I researched some other guys" The question was whether you interviewed anyone else. Clearly not. That does not inspire much confidence.

How paranoid can one man be?

I could say so much about this guy but today I’ll use two words.......Paranoid......insecure.

He believes he hired the best in the nation, or at least the best for LSU. It’s clear Orgeron highly appreciates the familiarity ensminger has with the players and program—Orgeron thinks that will go a long way. Heat or may not be right as to whether that’s the best option, though. His job depends on it, and we shall see.

It doesn't matter. The decision has been made. Ensminger is highly qualified and will be a good OC. What does anyone want him to say? Yes, I was turned down by my 1st choice and gave it to Steve? WTF is wrong with you people?

According to wiki the last two times SE was an OC he coached high school ball the following year. Except when he was our interim.

Isn't it amazing that soooo many people without a lick of coaching experience seem to have the greatest knowledge about what the LSU program should do. Please tell me the last time LSU had a losing legit losing season, meaning more losses than wins? Saban once told the story of his first season at LSU. Saban was pumping gas the night his tiger team lost to UAB. As he was paying for the gas, the attendant inquired about his ring he was wearing. Saban told the attendant that it was a Big 10 championship ring. The attendant said, " LSU will never win a championship with Nick Saban as their coach." Let that sink in tiger fans. Get off CEO's case and let the man do his job. A job that you have not and most likely cannot do!

What people don't understand is that O, Aranda, and Ensminger are all best of friends. They are like brothers. O doesn't make football decisions without running them through both of those guys first because he respects and trusts those two guys so much. So O bumping up Ensminger is just O surrounding himself with the people he trusts and respects the most. The reason O said he was going to go out and get the best OC available when he was hired is that he thought he could get his friend Lane Kiffin to come to LSU. When that fell through, he hired another OC that didn't work out because he became perceived as a pariah and a cancer on the coaching staff by the coaching staff. Hence, he had to go. Thus, when Aranda said that Ensminger is a better play caller than Canada, and he should know since he went against both of them every day in practice, O decided he'd hire his trusted friend Ensminger to be our new OC. There is also a rumor that Ensminger called the plays in the Texas A&M game this season.

If they do the things they say they are, we will finally have the offense we’ve been waiting for. I don’t think Canada and O had this same vision. But Aranda and Ensminger apparently do as well. I think Canada’s offense confused the players and led to penalties. I think simplifying things for these young men is what they need. Spread the defense with multiple WR sets, implement the TE in the passing game, short to intermediate passes with shots down field when available, Designed rushing plays for QB(Narcisse), an occasional jet sweep, and smash mouth SEC style rushing attack, and that should about do it. Nothing really complicated, just disguise formations and execute. That’s really all it comes down to. We got this!